The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety announced the winners of their 2019 Dick Martin Scholarship Award. Nancy Suranyi (Alberta) and Evan Hrycenko (Saskatchewan) will each be awarded $3,000. In addition, their respective academic institutions, the University of Alberta and the British Columbia Institute of Technology, will each receive $500. The full release is available online. … Read more
Anne Tennier, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has been awarded the medal of the 2019 Ordre de le Pléiadeé by the Ontario Branch of the Parliamentary Assembly of Francophonie. The full release is available online. Call 905-572-2981 x 4241.
On International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety calls on all workplaces to raise awareness of, and commit to preventing these injuries. The full release is available online. Call 905-572-2981 x 4241.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety reminds all organizations involved in the national Take Our Kids to Work day on November 14 to take extra care to protect the visiting students from any hazards that may be present in the workplace. In preparation, CCOHS recommends employers take the time to hold a workplace orientation with … Read more
The Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety have collaborated to create a free e-course to help identify and safely control sources and products containing nanomaterials in the workplace, to protect workers from harm. Nanotechnology and Health is a free, 30-minute e-course that provides workers, managers, supervisors, and health and … Read more
From May 6-12, 2018, workplaces across North America will be celebrating North American Occupational Safety and Health Week with activities that raise awareness of, and educate on, the importance of injury prevention. Health and safety committees have an important part to play in creating and maintaining safe workplaces. During North American Occupational Safety and Health … Read more
On April 28 the flags on Parliament Hill will fly at half-mast to commemorate the National Day of Mourning. The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, along with organizations around the world, will remember those who died, were injured, or made ill from their work. It will also be a day for organizations and … Read more
On Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety reminds workplaces to learn the causes of, and help prevent, repetitive strain injuries. To help workplaces promote International Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day in their workplace and work towards preventing these injuries, the CCOHS website has a dedicated page populated with free … Read more
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, in partnership with the Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace, is helping workplaces in Canada take action on psychological health and safety with the newly redesigned online toolkit, Guarding Minds at Work. Guarding Minds at Work is designed to assess and address psychological health and … Read more
Just in time for the fifth anniversary of the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety have collaborated to create StressAssess, a free online survey tool to assist workplaces in identifying and addressing psychosocial hazards … Read more
